EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | Contact
As temperatures in Western Sydney are set to hit scorching levels today, it can be confirmed that every acai joint within a two km radius of Parramatta is set to get absolutely hammered as locals try to find some reprieve from the heat.
Though all of Sydney has copped a heatwave, Western Sydney is typically 6C to 10C hotter than the rest of the city, due to urban densification, lack of seabreeze, and the fact that the majority of houses have black roofs, which can add up to 10 degrees to a home’s internal temperature.
This has prompted NSW premier Chris Minns to encourage locals to reduce their energy usage between the hours of 3 – 8pm, to help mitigate a potential blackout as the energy grids become overloaded.
Of course, imploring people to turn off their air conditioner when they live in a sweatbox that is almost specifically designed to retain as much heat as possible, might be too much of an ask.
However, there are people that will benefitting from the sweltering weather today, and that is anyone who specialises in selling gravity defying acai bowls.
Though once contained to the eastern suburbs as a delicious treat to have at the beach, acai bowls have exploded in popularity in Western Sydney as a late night dessert gathering to have with friends and family, with popular acai food trucks forced to extend their hours until 2am to meet demand.
Now, as temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees, acai operators estimate they’ll be running out of stock before it even reaches 4pm.
More to come.
